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Topic	I think Bloodborne is overrated.
banananor 06/02/20 10:32:43 PM #43:	NFUN posted... The lore is so good though. it's incredible to see people picking up the pieces left and discovering the backstory. From what I've seen, Bloodborne's is ambiguous but well-devoloped--the devs at least put enough effort in crafting it so that there are complete theories you can create with evidence behind them, enough so that it doesn't necessarily matter if what you've come up with matches the exact intentions. It's not a traditional story. It's still good. It's like getting super into a series that's only half-finished and using the hints and foreshadows the author scattered to figure out what hasn't been explicitly said and what hasn't happened yet. It's different then reading the complete series, of course, yet has its own unique joy in using your insight and creativity to fill the spaces intentionally left blank. Who cares if the situation around the main character isn't the focus? That's like people whining that "Link doesn't even have any lines!". A million games, some with good stories, have an excuse protagonist impetus undeveloped beyond "save the world". Like you said. It's not what the game's about. ~~this post brought to you by Sanderson's Cosmere, where having only a fourth of the novels written is half the fun!~~ I 100% agree that it's a fun experience if you're in the mood for it! I used to read d&d setting books just to absorb the lore of those worlds, so I feel like I get it. The entire story of a soulsborne is like reading the back of a fantasy novel- you get a sense of the world's backstory, and now you're primed for a story in said world. In some ways, grading bloodborne is like grading the Silmarillon, which is a giant lore dump. I don't care if the main character isn't the focus- I actually like that. I just need to have my understanding of the world and the protagonist's understanding of the world align. If my character knows what he/she is doing, why don't I? A convenient way that many games handle it is by having the protagonist be a newcomer as well, and not know what is going on- so the protagonist and player learn together --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:940101379] in I think Bl... [t:78739379]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>The lore is so good though. it's incredible to see people picking up the pieces left and discovering the backstory. From what I've seen, Bloodborne's is ambiguous but well-devoloped--the devs at least put enough effort in crafting it so that there are complete theories you can create with evidence behind them, enough so that it doesn't necessarily matter if what you've come up with matches the exact intentions. It's not a traditional story. It's still good. It's like getting super into a series that's only half-finished and using the hints and foreshadows the author scattered to figure out what hasn't been explicitly said and what hasn't happened yet. It's different then reading the complete series, of course, yet has its own unique joy in using your insight and creativity to fill the spaces intentionally left blank. Who cares if the situation around the main character isn't the focus? That's like people whining that "Link doesn't even have any lines!". A million games, some with good stories, have an excuse protagonist impetus undeveloped beyond "save the world". Like you said. It's not what the game's about. this post brought to you by Sanderson's Cosmere, where having only a fourth of the novels written is half the fun!</quote>I 100% agree that it's a fun experience if you're in the mood for it! I used to read d&d setting books just to absorb the lore of those worlds, so I feel like I get it. The entire story of a soulsborne is like reading the back of a fantasy novel- you get a sense of the world's backstory, and now you're primed for a story in said world. In some ways, grading bloodborne is like grading the Silmarillon, which is a giant lore dump. I don't care if the main character isn't the focus- I actually like that. I just need to have my understanding of the world and the protagonist's understanding of the world align. If my character knows what he/she is doing, why don't I? A convenient way that many games handle it is by having the protagonist be a newcomer as well, and not know what is going on- so the protagonist and player learn together --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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